City Council Election 2023

John B. Kelly III Wants Philly to Own Green Energy

The son, grandson and nephew of the famous Philadelphia (and Monaco) Kellys is running for Councilmember at-large with a plan to transform PGW for a sustainable future

By Erin Flynn Jay

The Real Legacy of Darrell Clarke

Is the retiring City Council President a statesman … or has he been a guardian of the status quo?

By Larry Platt
New Blood

Matt Wolfe is Mad As Hell and Not Going To Take It Anymore

The longtime Republican gadfly has been tweaking the establishment of both parties for years. As an at-large candidate for City Council, he has declared war on the status quo

By Larry Platt

Philly’s Climate Change Report Card

It’s been five years since Mayor Kenney announced ambitious plans for combating climate change locally. Here, a look at how that's going.

By Courtney DuChene
Generation Change Philly

The Carbon Slayer

With his Navy Yard-based company, Ecosave, Marcelo Rouco is providing the kind of win-win solution that’s good for businesses, the city and the planet.

By Jessica Blatt Press
Guest Commentary

PGW’s Gas Leak Failure

An Earthworks advocate who lives in Queen Village happens to have the gear to spot methane leaks. What she’s learned in her own neighborhood is a scary sign of the air pollution our city misses everyday.

By Melissa Ostroff

One Man’s Trash …

The Energy Co-Op in Mount Airy turns Philly’s garbage into renewable energy. Now it’s available to all Philadelphians

By Courtney DuChene
Reality Check

Philadelphia’s Really Bad Gas Problem

The PES refinery fire, WURD’s afternoon host argues, proves our embrace of gas plants doesn’t square with Mayor Kenney’s green rhetoric

By Charles D. Ellison
Reality Check

Voting Green

Why aren’t our elected officials talking more about climate change and pollution? This election, WURD’s afternoon host says, voters should demand it

By Charles D. Ellison
Guest Commentary

What’s That Familiar Stench?

A good government advocate cries foul on the city’s faulty oversight of PGW

By Brett Mandel